Jamie Gentry

Doctoral Advisor: Joshua Darr, Ph.D.

Education:
M.A., Mass Communication, University of Florida
B.A., Journalism, University of West Florida 

Areas of Research: News media trust, misinformation and fact-checking

Publications & Presentations:

Gentry, J. (September 2025). Work In-progress: “Talking” politics: Online and offline interpersonal communication of political news. American Political Science Association. Vancouver, BC.

Gentry, J. (November 2024). Representation and erasure of immigrant women in border newspapers. National Communication Association. New Orleans, LA. Top Student Paper Award, Mass Communications Division

Gentry, J. (December 2023). Transparency in Journalistic Fact-checking: A Content Analysis of YouTube Commenter Skepticism of COVID-19 Corrections, Presentation. Society for Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.

Bio: Gentry studies political communication and the news. Her areas of focus are news media trust, public opinion, and local news. She’s interested in why individuals trust messages and the role of journalists play in public discourse. Jamie came to research after working as a newspaper journalist and editor at an independent paper in northwest Florida.